16 U.S. Code § 670 - Definitions

(A)means any land or interest in land owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department, except land under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary of the Army having responsibility for civil works;

(B)includes all public lands withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under public land laws and reserved for use by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department; and

(C)does not include any land described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is subject to an approved recommendation for closure under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).

(2) State

The term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.

(3) State-owned National Guard installation

The term “State-owned National Guard installation” means land owned and operated by a State when such land is used for training the National Guard pursuant to chapter
5 of title
32, with funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department, even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.

(4) State fish and wildlife agency

The term “State fish and wildlife agency” means the one or more agencies of State government that are responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife resources.

(5) United States

The term “United States” means the States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.

(6) Indian tribe

The term “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (6), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
1601 of Title
43 and Tables.

2011—Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 112–81added pars. (2) and (3) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (4) and (5), respectively.

Short Title of 1997 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2901,Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2016, provided that: “This title [enacting this section and sections
670e–1 and
670e–2 of this title, amending sections
670a,
670b,
670c,
670c–1,
670f, and
670o of this title, repealing section
670a–1 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section
670a of this title] may be cited as the ‘Sikes Act Improvement Act of 1997’.”